Is The U.S. Still Running A Nuclear Arms Race

According to a report published by the Arms Control Association (ACA), the U.S. is going to spend $355 billion over the next decade on modernizing and upgrading the nuclear arsenal. Over the next 30 years, the bill could add up to $1 trillion. Instead of spending less on nukes, we’re spending more - and a new nuclear arsenal comes at the expense of more important national security programs.

That same ACA report details how the Pentagon stands to save roughly $70 billion over the next decade by cutting strategically outdated nuclear weapons systems, expanding the lifetime of existing programs and reducing the amount of nuclear submarines in our fleet from twelve to eight.

“Spending on nuclear weapons squanders the wealth of nations,” 

Pope Francis told delegates at the 2014 Conference on the Humanitarian Impact on Nuclear Weapons. He added that “the survival of the human family hinges” on securing a world free of nuclear weapons.


History has taught us that unless there is a popular movement for change, the status quo will always remain the same. This was the case with women's suffrage, civil rights, and the LGBT movement.
If humanity is ever to be free from the threat of nuclear catastrophe, people need to stand up and demand further action on nuclear reductions their representatives. The debate on nuclear security has to be revived, and citizens must hold their leaders accountable for holding the entire world hostage for the sake of a false sense of security.